Design

问与答:尼克·弗洛雷克(Nick Florek

General Lattice是总部位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的3D设计软件启动。该公司目前不到一年,专注于添加剂制造设计的利基市场(DFAM)。该公司致力于优化晶格结构,是促进现实世界中3D打印的最终用途应用程序的重要方面,可提供绩效和美学吸引力。

3D printed lattice structures created by General Lattice. Photo via General Lattice
3D printed lattice structures created by General Lattice. Photo via General Lattice

There are three co-founders of General Lattice: Nick Florek, the company’s CEO, Alex Rhoades, COO, and Marek Moffett, CTO. Florek has experience in the steel manufacturing industry, and for two years prior to founding the company led key supply chain initiatives for high capacity forklift manufacturer,Hoist Liftruck Mfg

另一方面,Rhoades是供应链管理和公司创新的毕业生Kelley School of Business at Indiana University,担任公司的运营战略家和决策者。

莫菲特(Moffett快速半径。在他在DFAM莫菲特(DFAM Moffett)的五年经验中,CarbonDLS,这有助于SILQ办公室椅密歇根州总部家具设计公司Steelcase

彼得·温斯洛, General Lattice’s Director of Marketing and PR, completes the team as a graduate ofLawrence Universityand former Chicago news reporter.

借助目前正在开发的工具,一般的格子旨在支持“由消费者驱动的设计”来支持大规模个性化。为此,该公司提供了完整的端到端解决方案,提供设计,制造和支持服务。

弹性的3D打印晶格由General Lattice创建。通过一般格子的照片
弹性的3D打印晶格由General Lattice创建。通过一般格子的照片

3D印刷行业:格林特将军何时成立?创立公司的催化剂是什么?

尼克·弗洛雷克, General Lattice:Founded in February of 2019, General Lattice was started with the goal of making designing for additive a seamless experience. Beginning with an understanding of the advantages of additive manufacturing (part consolidation, mass customization, and lattice generation), General Lattice recognized a void in software that supports these incredible benefits. Having worked with traditional CAD tools and auto-generated lattice packages, General Lattice felt there was a need for a cohesive solution and set out to come up with one.

棒球头盔带有3D打印的格子衬垫,以演示公司的能力。通过一般格子的照片
Baseball helmet with 3D printed lattice padding created as a demonstration of the company’s capabilities. Photos via General Lattice

3D打印行业: What does your company do?

尼克·弗洛雷克:General Lattice是一家计算设计和数字制造公司。通过下一代设计和制造业改善人类状况的使命,General Lattice正在努力创建一个全面的设计平台,该平台是为了从头开始创建的。

3D打印行业:贵公司如何适应添加剂制造生态系统?

尼克·弗洛雷克:With a slurry of ad-hoc software design solutions available on the market, General Lattice focuses on erasing the pain of using multiple pieces of software by creating an all-in-one design platform that seamlessly takes users from design to manufacturing. Using advanced lattice tool kits, true iso-geometric FEA analysis, and meshless data handling, General Lattice’s design platform unlocks the true potential of what is possible through additive manufacturing.

3D打印行业:客户面临的最大挑战是什么?

尼克·弗洛雷克:如今,无论他们是否认识到我们的客户面临的最大挑战是访问促进具有添加剂技术的真实价值设计的工具。格林特将军认为,人们刚刚开始识别通过添加剂的可能性,并希望提供一个允许用户创建下一代产品的平台。

3D印刷行业:哪些公司/行业一般晶格服务

尼克·弗洛雷克:General Lattice专注于为有兴趣将添加剂制造集成或添加到其产品产品中的公司。从消费品到医疗设备,再到建筑和建筑,一般的晶格感觉添加剂制造有可能触及令人难以置信的行业。由于硬件严重影响了当前产品的可能性,因此General Lattice的大多数客户都来自消费品行业,重点是体育用品。

“重点是体育用品……” 3D印刷的中底,由晶格和3D打印的中底部使用原点打印。通过一般格子的照片

3D打印行业: How would you describe the roadmap for your enterprise over the coming years?

尼克·弗洛雷克:由于目前正在开发其设计平台,General Lattice以项目对项目的基础直接与客户合作提供了设计专业知识。但是,格特斯将军的目标是在不久的将来向所有人提供其工具。

3D打印行业:您还有其他想知道的读者知道吗?

尼克·弗洛雷克:General Lattice设计平台的关键部分是其元物质图书馆的集成。将元材料定义为材料,晶胞和晶胞变量的组合,一般晶格正在努力对这些元材料进行物理测试和分析,以更准确地满足物理产品的需求。

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Featured image shows a graded 3D printed lattice designed by General Lattice. Photo via General Lattice